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Berkman Buzz: January 24, 2013

rheacock — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:55:14 -0500

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New Copyright for Librarians online curriculum launches

"Copyright for Librarians" (CFL) is an online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

Re-designed as a brand new textbook, "Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook" can be used as a stand-alone resource or as an adjunct to the online version which contains additional links and references for students who wish to pursue any topic in greater depth.

From EIFL, "'CFL - the essential handbook' launches"

Ethan Zuckerman: "Why Fat Guys From Around the World Want to Wrestle in Diapers and Why That's a Good Thing"

Microsoft’s Social Computing Symposium is one of my favorite conferences of the year. It’s small, invitation only, curated by some of the smartest people in my field, and attracts a wonderful combination of smart folks I hadn’t previously known about and friends I’ve known long enough that they are becoming family.

Because it’s a small conference of people who know each other well, it can get pretty silly. People are encouraged to give talks not just on their current research, but on anything they’re interested in. When we introduced ourselves at the beginning of Thursday, I proposed a talk on sumo and globalization, which was one of the dozen chosen as the pre-dinner entertainment.

From Ethan Zuckerman's blog post, "The Globalization of Sumo – My talk at MSR SCS 2013"
About Ethan Zuckerman | @ethanz

Honor Aaron Swartz by making your own work OA. Do it lawfully. Here's how. #pdftribute #oa… http://t.co/tBQAbImi
—Peter Suber (@petersuber)

David Weinberger liveblogs Clive Thompson's talk on building another Internet

Clive Thompson is talking about the quest to build a new Net without its flaws.

Problems: Governments can shut down the Net. Corporations have a lot of control over copyright, causing the corporations that deliver the Net to throttle it. And Mother Nature can shut it down, e.g. Sandy. Is it possible to build another Internet? He’s been talking with people about this, mainly with people building mesh networks.

From David Weinberger's blog post, "Clive Thompson on building another Internet"
About David Weinberger | @dweinberger

Harry Lewis explores campus culture

John Sununu has a terrific, apolitical column in the Boston Globe today entitled A Crisis of Values at MIT, about the Aaron Swartz case and what it says about changes in the "campus culture" at MIT. His observations about culture apply much more broadly. Colleges have become, much more than they once were, captives of rule systems, their own and those that governments push on them. Professionalism in higher education administration now means sticking to the rules, even when they make no sense in the context of the presenting situation and do not serve the interests of the individuals most affected by them. If you respond to something one way, you had better respond to similar situations in the same way, without thinking too hard about whether the new situations may actually differ in important respects.

From Harry Lewis blog post, "Campus Culture"
About Harry Lewis | @HarryRoyLewis

Google Earth Is Key To Revealing North Korea's Prison Camp System, Activists Say http://t.co/2wzZ7N7Y via @HuffPostTech
—Jeffrey Schnapp (@jaytiesse)

Rey Junco compares actual and self-reported measures of Facebook use

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you likely already know that there is a growing body of research that examines how college students use Facebook and the outcomes of such use. For instance, researchers have examined how Facebook use is related to various aspects of the college student experience including learning, student engagement, multitasking, political activity, life satisfaction, social trust, civic engagement, and political participation, development of identity and peer relationships, and relationship building and maintenance.

All of the previous research has relied on self-reported measures of Facebook use (that is, survey questions). We know from research in other areas of human behavior that there are significant differences between actual and self reported behaviors.

From Rey Junco's blog post, "Comparing actual and self-reported measures of Facebook use"
About Rey Junco | @reyjunco

Justin Reich shares video on the potential of education technology in classrooms

What's that you ask? Describe my feelings about the potential of education technology in classrooms in less than 90 seconds? OK, here goes:

Watch video

From Justin Reich's post for EdTech, "A Trailer for Technology in the Classroom"
About Justin Reich | @bjfr

How online analytics are changing the college admissions process, from @peteyMIT: http://t.co/QF48joUf
—Ethan Zuckerman (@ethanz)

Russia's Siberian State Within A State

Roughly 90% of Russian gas production originates in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, located in the northwestern corner of Siberia. In recent months, bloggers and Russian netizens have reacted to the latest in a series of changes to internal migration laws inside YaNAO that make it difficult for non-residents even to pass through the region.

From Kevin Rothrock's blog post for Global Voices, "Russia's Siberian State Within A State"
About Global Voices Online | @globalvoices

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Copyright For Librarians

ashar — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:57:08 -0500

via EIFL:

"Copyright for Librarians" (CFL) is an online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

Re-designed as a brand new textbook, "Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook" can be used as a stand-alone resource or as an adjunct to the online version which contains additional links and references for students who wish to pursue any topic in greater depth.

Delve into copyright theory or explore enforcement. With a new index and a handy Glossary, the Handbook is essential reading for librarians who want to hone their skills in 2013, and for anyone learning about or teaching copyright law in the information field.

“...What makes this volume so special – and so uniquely valuable – is that it puts reliable guidance in the framework of a broader analysis of copyright policy, focusing attention on the role that librarians can play. As the book makes clear, library patrons benefit from national laws that balance protection and access, and librarians can help assure that their own national legislation fits this description. This is a book that everyone concerned with the future of libraries everywhere will want to consult again and again in the years to come.”

Peter Jaszi, Professor of Law, American University Law School

Read the reviews, purchase online or download for free. Check out other languages and formats.

Copyright for Librarians launches in Romanian

ashar — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:46:53 -0400

CFL launches in Arabic, Chinese, French and Russian

ashar — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:45:36 -0500

Harvard’s Berkman Center and eIFL.net Launch “Copyright for Librarians”

syoung — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0400

The Berkman Center is pleased to announce that "Copyright for Librarians" is now live. "Copyright for Librarians" is an online, open access curriculum on copyright law, developed in conjunction with eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries). The following press release has more information about the goals of the curriculum, the areas it addresses, and where to find it online.

Congratulations to Berkman Center faculty director William Fisher, his team, and his collaborators at eIFL.net on their creation of this valuable new resource. As always, we welcome your feedback.

Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and eIFL.net Launch “Copyright for Librarians,” an Online Open Curriculum on Copyright Law

March 24, 2010 - Cambridge, Mass., and Rome, Italy - The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today announced the launch of a new online, open access curriculum, “Copyright for Librarians” (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/copyrightforlibrarians/), developed in conjunction with eIFL.net. “Copyright for Librarians” aims to inform librarians about copyright law in general, as well as the aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries, especially those in developing and transition countries.

“Copyright law directly affects library services providing access to learning resources, scientific and research information,” said Rima Kupryte, Director eIFL.net. “Everyday librarians are managing information and responding to requests from students, academics, and members of the public. They are well placed to provide practical advice on topical copyright-related issues. This curriculum, which includes modules on the scope of copyright law, exceptions and limitations and managing rights, provides librarians from around the world with an opportunity to understand this important area of law.”

“Librarians and their professional organisations play key roles in shaping national and international copyright policy and in protecting and promoting access to knowledge,” said William Fisher, faculty director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, “eIFL.net has created a crucial network of librarians in developing and transition countries. It is essential that the members of that network have the fullest possible understanding, not just of the current copyright laws, but also of the ways in which those laws could and should be interpreted and modified in the future. We hope that this curriculum will help to advance that understanding.”

“Maximising access to educational and learning materials is critical for development in Africa,” said Benson Njobvu, University of Zambia. “Teaching students about legal information issues enhances the role of the librarian, preparing the next generation for a professional career in the digital age. We aim to produce librarians who will become well-informed advocates for access to knowledge. “Copyright for Librarians” is a valuable new resource that will help us to achieve our goal.”

The course materials of “Copyright for Librarians” -- nine modules organised into five different levels -- can be used as the basis for a self-taught course, a traditional classroom-based course, or as a distance-learning course. For more information and access to the course materials, visit: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/copyrightforlibrarians/

eIFL.net is grateful to the Ford Foundation for their support of the development of “Copyright for Librarians.”

Further information:

Rima Kupryte, Director
eIFL.net
Piazza Mastai 9
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel: +(39)(06)5807216/17
E-mail: info@eifl.net
http://www.eifl.net/

Seth Young
Communications
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Harvard University
Tel: +1.617.384.9135
E-mail: syoung@cyber.law.harvard.edu
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu

Notes for Editors

eIFL.net is an independent non-profit organization with a global network spanning 46 developing ad transition countries and thousands of libraries. eIFL.net brings access to knowledge to library users in developing and transition countries by building capacity, supporting advocacy and helping to introduce new services for the user, as well as affordable access to e-resources.

About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu.

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Do "existing copyright laws do more harm than good?" William Fisher debates - through May 15 on Economist.com...

syoung — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:05:40 -0400

"Copyright Challenges & Open Access Opportunities for Librarians" with Melanie Dulong de Rosnay -- Wed., 11/19, Simmons College

syoung — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500

Help Build the Commons: CC's 2008 annual campaign

syoung — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Open Access Day: OA Scholarly Publishers Association officially launches

syoung — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0400

The Access to Knowledge 2008 conference, A2K3, is on...

syoung — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:20:00 -0400